Letters

Last Thursday I had a bad puncture in Spalding.I was on my own, no-one wanted to stop and I just got shouted at.I phoned the breakdown company I was with and they didn’t want to know as it was a puncture, not an actual accident. I have an at home call policy.I tried Kwikfit, they said they were on the ...

Disappointed to read that the ticket office will be closing at Spalding.Readers please understand that this, along with hundreds around the country, is a bid to force the country to be cashless.Rishi Sunak is driving the agenda, the only way we stop this is to say no.Many are very concerned about Britain being a cashless society and the Chinese-style restriction ...

I am disabled and use a mobility scooter to take my dog for a walk.Sadly it’s too heavy to put in my car and drive somewhere different so I am stuck in the village.When you are able bodied, you do not think twice about uneven surfaces and bad path repairs, but since using my mobility scooter, I am disgusted with ...

We couldn’t believe the high winds blew a tree down on to our bungalow at 10.15am on Sunday, July 2. It fell on the roof.I emailed the highways department straight away.We had a telephone call back within the hour and was told that it was an emergency.We then had Mapleback Tree Care Hire out within four hours to deal with ...

The NPC Annual Convention heard calls for young and older people to work together to ensure that everyone can have a decent quality of life as they age.More than 300 delegates converged on The Imperial Hotel Blackpool (June 28-29) for our first convention since before the pandemic.They heard from leading speakers on all issues affecting older people across the two ...

It would be incorrect to say that all immigration is bad; many of those who have come to Britain make a valued contribution to our country, especially here in South Holland.But in the United Kingdom, the population appears to be ever-increasing with the most recent ONS figures showing a shocking record of net migration at 606,000 in one year.Our MP ...

64 years old this November 5, in 1959 I reported as a national serviceman to the barracks at Crookham for training having volunteered for the RAMC as I had already done some first aid training as part of the Queen’s Scout Award.I became a member of the RAMC Association on January 14 1960 at Crookham before being posted to 34, ...

I visit Holbeach cemetery a lot with my dad as my mum, nan and grandad are all in there and we were both very upset about the state of the place.I contacted the local council around June 6 and took photos and sent them to the council, I even contacted Nick Worth who said it wasn’t his place to get ...

I have reported to the council three times that a nearby resident is in the habit of leaving non collectible waste outside of their property on the public footpath with no action being taken.To date two wooden cabinets and a fridge have been in situ for over a month only to be joined by a motorised scooter, a number of ...

Tuesday, June 20 was the Armed Forces Day Parade in Spalding town centre and many colleagues from all over Lincolnshire attended the event.Ex-service associations, councillors, mayors and Ayscoughfee Hall School marched in the town centre.Special thanks to Julie in the market for her help with decorating the area with British and Ukraine flags as we stood for the service.Thank you ...

Since when has it been ”legal’ for homeless people to set up camp in the Castle Sports Complex park behind the BMX mound?On Saturday morning there was a man lying sprawled out, face down for hours behind the mound fast asleep, he could’ve been dead for all we knew!Then on Sunday at 5am three men, drunk and shouting, plus the ...

I reply to Mr Sadd’s letter dated June 15 and the question raised in his second paragraph, one answer is very simple.These older citizens have only themselves to blame.Had, and assuming many of these fictitious millions worked during their working life, they should have made some provision for their old age.Instead, if they have spent their entire lives skiving, boozing, ...

Over the last fortnight on pavements at various locations around Spalding I have been advised by cyclists to get out of their way.All were male, ranging from schoolboys to mature men.When informing them pavements are for the use of pedestrians, I have in all cases been told to procreate with someone called off.Asking our anti-social wardens how many fines they ...

On Saturday, June 17, I attended a National Bus Conference in York that was organised by the Yorkshire and Humber Pensioners’ Convention.I was invited to attend as a result of my campaign for a better local bus service. I launched a petition last October to keep the Stagecoach No 37 service from Spalding to Peterborough in its entirety.Although the Stagecoach ...

Last week was Pension Credit Week of Action, which was all about raising awareness of Pension Credit and encouraging people to check their eligibility and make a claim.Pension Credit gives people extra money to help with their living costs if they are (over State Pension age) and on a low income.Pension Credit can also provide access to a range of ...

Whilst reading last week’s Voice I see the council could not think out of the box and make a decision about storing unused vehicles and equipment.Why not purchase a site on Enterprise Way and build a new waste refuse collection depot centre for the one on West Marsh Road and use the old buildings to store used vehicles and equipment ...

I read the report on animals being saved twice in amazement.Police crime team, council, RSPCA, etc on the scene and dealing with the situation, but surely a rat infestation is an environmental matter affecting human beings living in the area?No-one, police, council or MP, is willing to find a way to help them, no report of newspaper inquiries why our ...

As the older people’s parliament returns to debate the many problems facing UK’s older people, delegates will be attending The National Pensioner’s Annual Convention in Blackpool on June 28 and 29.The main question to be asked is why millions of today’s and tomorrow’s older people face poverty, hardship and the loss of vital services?The NPC, the UK’s largest campaign group ...

Having read Mr Davis’ letter in the Voice I agree 100 per cent, why would anybody want to come to Spalding?The council has lost control. There’s no plan to make the town a place where people want to come. Now Lord Porter has lost his seat and is no longer leader who’s running this shambles?Having seen how successful Flower Parade ...

Boris Johnson’s resignation honours list is an appropriate coda to the most corrupt and bizarre administration in British history, and the final act to a parliamentary career hopefully now terminally ended.But isn’t debate on this point fought from incongruous positions? Shouldn’t it be partisans of the monarchy above everyone who realise how their own beloved institution is being dragged through ...